I’m Right and You’re Wrong
My name is Eleanor Cooper. I am a senior at Burris Laboratory School, and I am doing a fall internship with Shafer Leadership Academy. I am passionate about developing myself…
The 100 Year Lesson
My extended family recently gathered to wish my great grandmother a 100th birthday. Armed with masks, and instructed in very certain terms by my Great Aunt Sherry to socially distance…
Being Right vs Getting It Right
I like being right. I’ve always liked being right. In school I prided myself on reading all the books. I was the kid who kept asking teachers questions while everyone…
5 Tips to Strengthen Team Trust
Without doing a trust fall or other silly trust building activities The following is part of a series of guest posts by local leaders. This post is authored by Lauralee…
The Local Leader in Virtual Learning
When the world changed in mid-March, so did Shafer Leadership Academy. Two weeks after our board of directors made the necessary decision to halt in person classes, we launched our…
Nonprofits are (Like) Businesses Too
The following is part of a series of guest posts by local leaders. This post is authored by Jenna Wachtmann, vice president of Ball Brothers Foundation. Ball Brothers Foundation is…
Five Tips for Crisis Communication
The following is part of a series of guest posts by local leaders. This post is authored by Jessica Shrout, owner of Circle Three Branding. She recently facilitated an SLA…
It’s Time For Your Time
by: Dr. Joe Misiewicz Emeritus Chair of the Department of Telecommunications at Ball State University and …
SLA Offers Free Virtual Programs During COVID-19
Muncie, Ind. — Muncie Nonprofit Shafer Leadership Academy is offering free virtual leadership development programs to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, More Than Ever “We need leadership now, more…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Shafer Leadership Academy (SLA) is carefully monitoring news related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The health and well-being of our participants, as well as the safety of our employees and…